2010 is about to come to a close and I take this time to pause and reflect on the year that was. The year began with my Easter production which was performed in March.  The highlight of was seeing three trees on stage and the impact the set and lighting had on the entire production.  […]

After months of work on developing a script, auditioning actors, countless hours of rehearsals and working out every aspect of tech (lights, sound, sets) it has now come down to the dress rehearsal.  Following tonight’s dress, opens Dec 11. An interesting thing happened last weekend when we were rehearsing.  Usually I am very picky about […]

Less than 3 weeks to go and opens.  I was at rehearsal yesterday and the creative energies were flowing in many directions.  Art was happening on different levels.   As the director, I always look forward to when you give someone the task of creating something and then they come back and show you what they’ve […]

Rehearsals for Born For This are in full swing.  The play is completely blocked and I am now working on the acting.  The next couple of weeks are critical in molding the direction of the play and getting the best out of my performers.  There are 4 original songs in Born For This, composed by […]

“In nearly all good fiction, the basic — all but inescapable — plot form is this: A central character wants something, goes after it despite opposition (perhaps including his own doubts), and so arrives at a win, lose, or draw.” – John Gardner The above quote by American novelist John Gardner, is the simplest and […]

Summer is nearly over and I’ve nearly completed the re-write of my most recent script.  Born For This is the title of the Christmas production in which I begin rehearsals in less than a month.  My first rehearsal with the cast will be a sit down reading of the play.  First readings and the beginning […]

These last two days I have stepped back from a script I just completed to get some perspective.  I’ll be directing this play come the fall and it involves a cast of 10 actors.  It is a play centered on the Christmas season and will be performed on Dec 11 and 12 at the Stone […]

Congratulations to the following participants from the 24 Hour Playwriting Competition run by the Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival: 1. The Tempest and the Birch Tree by Jonathan Kline 2. That’s Just Gas Escaping by Jerry Schaefer 3. Outside Heaven by Simon Paluck As you can see by the above results, my name was not […]

So there I was on June 30, 6pm, at the Fringe Club behind Honest Ed’s in downtown Toronto waiting to begin a contest that the Toronto Fringe Festival was running.  The task:  write a play in 24 hours (no longer then 45 minutes) which must include 4 concepts given by the Fringe.  The play had […]

The Toronto Fringe Festival is a Theatre Festival that runs June 30 till July 11.  This year I decided to enter the 24-hour Playwriting Contest which is exactly what it sounds like.  All participants are given 24 hours to come up with a play incorporating four objects/concepts given by the Fringe Festival.  The contest begins […]